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COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

How to form comparative and superlative adjectives?


o We usually add –er and –est to one-syllable words to make comparatives and superlatives:
long – longer – the longest

o If an adjective ends in –e, we add –r or –st:


nice – nicer – the nicest

o If an adjective ends in a vowel and a consonant, we double the consonant:


big – bigger – the biggest

o If an adjective ends in a consonant and –y, we change –y to –i and add –er or –est:
happy – happier – the happiest

o We use more and most to make comparatives and superlatives for most two-syllable
adjectives and for all adjectives with three or more syllables:
careful – more careful – the most careful
o Some one-syllable adjectives have irregular comparative and superlative forms:
bad – worse – worst
far – farther/further – farthest/furthest
good – better – best
old – older/elder – oldest/eldest
little – less – the least
many/much – more – the most

- The morning flight is better than the afternoon one.


- His elder sister works for the government.
- I think that was the worst film I’ve ever seen!

Exercise 1. Form the comparatives of the following words:


Beautiful, new, rich, expensive, strange, helpful, smart, devoted,
scary, old, sleepy, hungry, royal, far.

Exercise 2. Now form the superlatives of the words in task 1.


COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
The use of comparatives:
o We use comparative adjectives to show o When we want to describe how something or
change or make comparisons: someone changes we can use 2 comparatives
- We need a bigger garden. with and:
- This car is better, but it’s much - The balloon got bigger and
more expensive. bigger.
- The shopping mall is a bit farther. - Everything is getting more and
more expensive.
o We use than when we want to compare
one thing with another: o We often use the to show that one thing
- She is two years older than me. depends on another:
- France is a bigger country than - The faster you drive, the more
Britain.
dangerous it is. = When you drive faster,
it is more dangerous.
The use of superlatives:
o Superlative adjectives describe one person or thing as having more of
a quality than all other people or things in a group:
- What is the least expensive way of travelling to Japan?
- It was the happiest day of my life.
- Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
- That’s the best film I have seen this year.
- I have three sisters: Jan is the oldest and Angela is the youngest.
Exercise 3. Compare these three animals:

A cat is a fast animal. Dogs are good at hearing noises. A lion is a big animal.
I find cats more beautiful than lions. This dog looks heavier than the cat. The stronger lion is, the faster it can run.
This cat is the fluffiest. A dog is the best friend of a human. He thinks lions are the happiest animals.
Exercise 4. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the given words. Add than where necessary.
Much – old – interesting – good – cheap – large – far –modern – scary – big – hard – small.

1. If you practice more, your English will get … .


2. We've invited six friends for dinner, so we need a … table.
3. The Beatles are not bad, but I prefer more … music.
4. My brother is ten years … me.
5. Brazil's economy is now … Britain's.
6. Travelling by train is … flying.
7. Computers these days are getting … and … .
8. As the story went on, it became … and … .
9. The … I work, the … tax I have to pay.
10. The … the boat went, the … it became.

Exercise 5. Make up 5 sentences using comparatives and superlatives describing


your room/family/friends/interests etc.
You can use the following words: new, cool, old, young, beautiful, far, high, small, big,
handsome, interesting, devoted, bright, little, soft, comfortable, long, short, clever, cute,
angry, bad, good, colorful, smart.
Exercise 6. Choose the correct option to complete the letter.

Hi Suzan,
Answers:
I'm having a wonderful time in Los Angeles. The weather is … 1. Hotter
(hotter/hoter/hottest) and drier … (than/that/then) in England and 2. Than
Americans are … (friendlier/the most friendly/more friendly) than us. The 3. More friendly
food is … (good/better/gooder) here; it's not the same as the food in 4. Better
England at all! From all the countries I've been to, I think English food is 5. The most
(the most/the more/most) pleasant. 6. Beautiful
The hotel is … (more beautiful/beautiful/the most beautiful). I don’t think 7. Nicer
it’s … (nice/nicier/nicer) than the hotel we stayed in New York, but it’s … 8. Much more/more
(more/much more/most) comfortable. They say that Los Angeles is one of 9. The most
… (the more/the most/most) expensive cities in the world, but actually, I'm 10. More
not spending … (more/much/many) money than I usually do. I’ll phone
you when I get back.

Love,
Megan.
Vocabulary
Exercise 1. Match the following words with its translation:
an ATM – to withdraw/take out money – to pay a bill – to open a bank account – to take out
mortgage – a bank teller – to transfer money – to exchange currency – to borrow at …% –
to get a loan

Переказувати гроші – оформити іпотеку – касир банку – сплатити рахунок – банк –


відкрити банківський акаунт – взяти гроші під …% – зняти гроші (з картки) –
обмінювати валюту – оформити кредит

Exercise 2. Make up 5 sentences with the words from the Exercise 1.

USE IT RIGHT!
Last month I got a loan from the bank.
Last month I took credit from the bank.

To pay by/in cash


To pay with cash
Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with the words/phrases from the list.
Change the form of the phrases where necessary.
an ATM – to withdraw/take out money – to pay a bill – to open a bank account – to take out
mortgage – a bank teller – to transfer money – to exchange currency – to borrow at …% – to get a loan

1. Excuse me, where is the nearest … here? I need to with … some money.
- There's one close by, opposite the fountain.
2. Good morning! How can I help you, sir? - Morning! I'd like … in your bank.
- I see. Have you had accounts here before?
3. Have you seen Jeff lately? I think he's doing better.
- Oh yeah? Last time I checked he was still as irresponsible as he was before.
Can you believe that his mom … to his account every month just to help him get by?
4. Let's go, shall we? - Let's. But I just need to stop by the bank … my water … .
5. Don't worry, you can simply … at the airport when you arrive in Japan.
6. Most people can't afford to buy a house, so they are forced … .
7. The new … drives me crazy. It takes her forever to explain things or to perform any bank operation.
8. Sam wants to buy the new apartments right at the city center. But he will probably have to … from
the bank to pay for it. – Oh, I know the bank where you can … money only … , I will give you their
phone number.

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